Wulfenite (w. kaolinite and kegelite)

TSNB425
Specimen
Grosch, K.
Exhibit 1. Wulfenite (w. kaolinite and kegelite); 35 mm.
Exhibit 1. Wulfenite (w. kaolinite and kegelite); 35 mm.
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood

Specimen Title

Wulfenite (w. kaolinite and kegelite)

Associated Minerals

kaolinite; kegelite

Principal Mineral

Wulfenite

Size

Miniature; 35mm

Location in the Mine

Second oxidation zone (?)

Provenance

Grosch, K.

Collection

Southwood, M.; MS2014.048

Entry Number

Specimen; TSNB425

Description

Amber-coloured wulfenite crystals (to 15 mm) in a shallow vug in corroded sulphide, accompanied by a soft, pearlescent, silky-white intergrowth of kegelite and kaolinite (both XRD indicated).

The specimen is almost certainly from the second oxidation zone and was formerly in the collection of Karlheinz Grosch.